Fatal congenital Neospora caninum infection in a lamb.
Neospora caninum tissue cysts were found in the brain and spinal cord of a 1-wk-old lamb that was unable to stand after birth. The lamb was originally diagnosed as having toxoplasmosis, but ultrastructural and immunohistochemical techniques used in the present study permitted a definitive diagnosis of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in the brain and spinal cord of this lamb. This is the first report of N. caninum in sheep.
Dubey
J P
JP
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, Beltsville, Maryland 20705.
Hartley
W J
WJ
Lindsay
D S
DS
Topper
M J
MJ
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000469:parasitology